Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13
DIR. CRAWF0RDsS STORY.
The Tcssimony In the Utah Case Con-
cluded To-day.

ClU0eO AVeOays
HIS EXPLANATION or TEE IMPRESSIONS m HIS Lit
rRa-Hs sAYs HI TOLD Eva WHITE HI LOVED RxR,
But HKvR EVEN KIasRD HEA
The hour given to the hearing Of Surgeon Craw-
fords case in the Police Court yesterday afternoon
was taken up largely by rather lively remarks be-
tween counsel Altar Judge Harper had called
attention to statement made to him by Nj.
Smith, OF Dr.. Crawfoeds counsel to the effect that
Mr.. Ipecomb had made Q statement indicating
that he had assurance that Crawford would be
convicted and denials were made all around BY
counsel and court, there seemed to be residuum
OF bad feeling among counsel that manifested
itself In sp,teful remarks MI. C. n. Moore made
u very
District Of Columbia did not have chance to
have fair trial on the merits Of the case He re-
piecemeal odd times when the court could attend
to It. He attacked, he said the system and not the
court He pointed nis finger in theatric man
men ''wh0 do this trash, who do the writing for
the newspapers" should publish It, that he said
the system was . failure. he said. however, that
having mads the statement he had he now felt
that they go ahead and their testimony would re-
q am glad ar rsmsfSed MI. 1ipscomb, shat the
gentlemen have changed their minds about your
h0nor'S honor"
said Mr. Moore putting decided emphasis On tie
word his
TEsrFfIN0 10 DIR. eRAwFoaDS RHPUrArIoN.
The defense then began to offer testimony a. to
DR.. Crawfords good reputation. Lieut.. Com
mander Reistnger. Medical Inspector Bates Sur.
geon Dickson. Lieut.. Garst, and ApothecsIy Loeb
samuel Sterritt, cisrk at the Naval Hospital;
Mrs Eliza Petrola. who lives opposite the hos
PSa a ana MI. John " koss testified that the de:
morality.
Mr.. Lipscomb asked Lieut. earst II he had read
but counsel for Dr. Crawford Objected Mr. " ps
COMB said he desired to ascertain what the lieu
tenants idea Of morality was, and what he
letter to a fourteen-year-old girl. The court
ruled the question out but the witness having
SHOWN desire to answer II counsel for defense at
once expressed willingness to have him answer 1t.
PaiEE RING VERSUS LAW.
Mr.. Lipscomb, however, declined to put the
question again, whereupon Mr.. Thompson re-
marked that Mr. Lipscomb had backed down,
just as he would back down outside Of court.
Mr.. Epscomb said he did not back down. and
would not back down In Mr. ThOmpsons pres
ence.
Il can make you back down in or out Of court"
retorted Mr.. Thompson.
81 mould IhI IKE 70 know. said Mr. Lpscomh aa
tried according to the rules the prlze1ng or the
to settle It at the place and time when gentlemen
are accustomed TO settle difficulties"
MIR. Smith wanted TO know what was meant by
that.
Mr.. Llpscomb answered by saying he thought It
time to so on with the case.
Mrs. PetrOla, when on the stand. testified that
DR.. Crawford visited her daughter.
SLOW Old Ia your daughter" asked Nj. Lips
comb.
'She Is sixteen years old, Mrs. Petrola said.
Dr. Crawford EMphatieally Denies.
A little after O'Clock to-day bainY brought
into the Police Court a big stack OF law books,
which he placed on the table OF the prosecuting
off1cer. This was signal that there was a pros
pect that the Crawford case would soon be
reached. few minutes later Prosecuting Attor.
ney upscomb came In and he was followed soon
by DR.. Crawford and his counsel The case was
reached at I: 20 o'clock. DR.. Crawford at once
He stated that he was born in chester County.
Va, and was passed assistant surgeon, L. S. N.
ZEE had and BEEN the ayy'an eleven y ss
He had been stationed in Washington at the Naval
Hospital since April 20, 1856. At present. In the
absence OF Medical Director Kindleburg. witness
Was In charge. He had known Eva White since
last May. he should say, judging from her gen.
eral appearance, that she was about sixteen years
Mr.. Moore called attention to the two informa-
lions, one charging fornication On the 2d Oh July
and the other on the 5th OF july: Mr.. Moore read
1n 51 II wat ne aaa
mo, sir, did not" said the witness.
and the tine se
manner was quite cool
Il want 70 ask YOU said Mr.. Moore, whether
the act Of q fornication With Eva knite." ''''u
cany."
CRAWFORD CONSTRAINED.
yvAnM anNtn Han hy
witness said he was born In 1852. he met Eva
White flrst in the tennis grounds at the hospital
He had no special Introduction to her. He had had
correspondence with her, but 1t was entirely hon.
orable. He was asked about various meetings
with her. He denied having designediy met her at
the depot. he had gone there with friend. r.
Bradford: OF the Navy. who was going to New
xos on The When he was
her II she wanted to ride home in his buggy. She
got In and he took her about the city, reaching
said had never been to the hospital, 50 FAR as he
knew, but two or three times. When she came
she went TO the general once. The witness ad-
mitted that he wrote
THE DARLING EVA" LETTER
in answer to note received from her. He did not
know when he learned that she was going to New
York. He thought she told him In her note He
said that the notes he had received from her were
He kept them In his drawer, ami some
the day after he was arrested he thought be lad
received halt q dozen notes from her He did not
what time he received the note to Which
the letter in evidence was written In reply.
'This commences" said Mr. Lipscomb, reading
from the letter, "'My Darling EVA Is this the
flrst time you used that term Ia addressing herr"
.sNo think not" said the witness.
"When did you first begin to use such endearing
terns?" asked Mr.. LpScUmb.
IA month OF six weeks after met her." said the
.:Had you told her that you loved herr" asked
ayes, in a note" said the witness.
s'Had she said that she loved your"
ayes think SO, in q NOTE said the witness
bally.
Mr. Smith here rose and objected. SIS It q
crime" he said, 'fOr man to make love? II we
on trial for that III plead guilty. I've done t."
"YOu did not seal It with Kiss" said Mr.. Lips
Mr.. smith said he objected, to save the girl nom
mud singing.
ExP1AtSrNa THE LEfrEK
The witness was asked to explain why he wrote
SO urgently to have Eva see him that night. He
said he wanted to see her because certain people,
he was informed, were tying about them. He was
told by Eva that a Mrs. Dessez had distorted the
facts and coupled his visits to Eva with other
things. He asked her 70 come out after 1.-THE old
people, were asleep because. she could
he thought sSas 81 out e. any Il. other
to the house because Eyas aunt had arrived thefe
and as this talk was going on he did not want to
60 there. AS to .the risks" referred TO In the
letter she hau incurred he meant the meetings
With him which had created the talk: He meant
gone to New York and was about ID be separated
When WI asked what he meant BY the term ID
D" IN his letter as applied to the woman who